Fintech

Hanzo, a company known for its pioneering technology in dynamic web content preservation from enterprise collaboration applications and complex websites, announced the appointment of Paul Suh to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Suh is based in New York and is responsible for driving Hanzo’s financial strategy, operational rigor, and overall performance. Marketing Technology News: Amongst Unprecedented Growth, CloudCover Invests in New Executive Service and Operational Leadership “As we set our sights…

Ché Wijesinghe, CEO at Cape Privacy talks about some of the key data science and data privacy challenges facing B2B teams in tech while diving into the start-up story of Cape Privacy in this chat: ______ Tell us a little about yourself Ché, and tell us about Cape Privacy and how it’s solving the core problems in data science and privacy for business users? Thanks for the opportunity. I’m the CEO of Cape Privacy, a company that was founded in 2018 as an encrypted learning platform to help companies leverage external…

Elle Bruno, the Managing Director of the Techstars & Western Union Accelerator dives into early stage startup accelerator programs in this quick chat with us: _____ Elle, we’d love to hear more about you and the Techstars + Western Union Accelerator program? The Techstars and Western Union accelerator program focuses on bringing in the ten best early-stage startups in Fintech to work with Techstars and Western Union. The Western Union network and in-depth experience in moving money combined with the Techstars team’s…

Monte Carlo, the data reliability company, today announced the formation of its Chief Data Officer (CDO) advisory board. The advisory board was launched to help Monte Carlo and the emerging data observability market better serve customers on their journeys to data trust, advise their product roadmap, and pioneer the data observability category. Marketing Technology News: 39% Of People Attended More Webinars Or Webcasts in 2020 Than In Years Before “As we charter the course for data reliability, I’m excited to bring on…

Billy Libby, CEO of Upper90, an alternative credit manager based in New York City that has deployed over $700m within 18 months of inception shares a few tips for startups looking for new investments in this chat, while diving into the deeper growth of fintech investments as well: _____ Billy, we’d love to hear about Upper90 and some of your top thoughts surrounding the latest fintech and other investment trends, around the world? It’s definitely an interesting time to be in the world of fintech - as an entrepreneur and…

The ongoing pandemic has highlighted the need for accurate data and identity management systems, Eden Dhaliwal, Global Managing Director at Conflux Network dives deeper in this chat: _______ Tell us a little about yourself Eden, we’d love to hear about Conflux Network and some of your recent developments with the platform? I’m the Global Managing Director at Conflux Network, which is currently the only public blockchain operating in China that is permissionless – something we worked very strategically to accomplish…

MoneyGram elects Alka Gupta, Francisco Lorca and Julie E. Silcock, three executives with diverse experience across fintech, global payments, enterprise technology and investment banking industries MoneyGram International, Inc. announced the election of Alka Gupta, Co-Founder of and current Director at globaliD, Inc., a venture-backed company building a portable and interoperable identity platform leveraging the blockchain, Francisco Lorca, Founder and CEO of EthosData, a global provider of cloud-based virtual data room…

Melbourne-Based Company Joins Rakuten's Portfolio of E-Commerce Solutions for Increasing Customer and Transaction Value Rakuten Inc. has completed the acquisition of Fillr, the world's most intelligent autofill service. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Fillr powers tens of millions of transactions monthly for the world's top e-commerce, fintech and 'buy now, pay later apps, including for Rakuten's shopping rewards and Cash Back destination in the United States and Canada. Terms of the acquisition, led by Rakuten Americas on…

With half a billion new digital applications predicted by 2023*, Rakuten gives sales and marketing the “DX factor” – transforming today’s business challenges into tomorrow’s digital experiences Rakuten, Inc. announced the rebranding of Rakuten Aquafadas as Rakuten DX, expanding its area of expertise to deliver premium digital experience services that transform the way businesses engage audiences. As the industry gears up for a predicted 500 million new digital applications over the next few years, Rakuten DX is perfectly…

Mswipe is adding more advanced financial technology features to support brick and mortar businesses in the e-commerce ecosystem. The leading fintech and payments services platform has announced adding PayByLink for contactless collections from customers, in addition to launching a free-to-use business website to enable small businesses and proprietors to go live online with their own website within minutes. These will help small local marketing and retail firms take full advantage of fintech capabilities and compete with…

Services to be Delivered Through PayLogiq™ eWallet and GoLogiq™ Hyper-Local Food Delivery Mobile Platforms Logiq, Inc., a global provider of eCommerce and fintech business enablement solutions, has partnered with Yabx, a fintech venture of Comviva and part of $5.2 billion Tech Mahindra, to offer credit-based financial services. The services will be offered through Logiq’s increasingly popular PayLogiq™ e-Wallet and GoLogiq™ hyper-local food delivery mobile platforms, and include cash advance for merchants and ‘buy now, pay…

Chubb announced the launch of Chubb Studio, a new global platform that will simplify and streamline the distribution of the company's insurance products through its partners' digital channels around the world. The platform enables Chubb's partners in retail, e-commerce, banking, fintech, airline, telecommunications and other industries to add digital insurance options to their own product and service offerings. Chubb Studio provides partner companies with digital access to Chubb's extensive range of consumer insurance…

Logiq, Inc., a global provider of eCommerce and fintech business enablement solutions, has promoted global Martech innovator, Tom Furukawa, to the position of chief executive officer of Logiq. He previously served as chief technology officer of the company’s DataLogiq subsidiary. Furukawa succeeds Brent Suen, who has been appointed executive chairman of Logiq and who will continue to serve as president. Matthew Burlage, who was previously chairman, will continue to serve as director and chair of the audit committee.…

Global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, TCS has won the 2020 Gartner Communications Award. Gartner recognized and honored TC for its excellent campaign Digital Transformation with Business 4.0™. TCS won the award in the category “Excellence in Building a Corporate Brand”. At the time of this announcement, TCS CMO, Rajashree R, said, “We are delighted to receive this recognition from the expert jury. To showcase how our Business 4.0 thought leadership framework helps enterprises draw up their…

11 companies join the Start Path startup engagement program; nearly 50 new deals signed to Engage network to help customers make growth ambitions a reality Mastercard has announced the expansion of its Accelerate fintech portfolio, adding dynamic entrepreneurs to its award-winning startup engagement program Start Path and more technology partners to its Engage network, providing access to expert engineers and specialists that can help customers deploy new services quickly and efficiently. Mastercard helps emerging brands…

Newly appointed CTO and VP of Product are just some of the new hires Speech-to-text platform company Trint is pleased to announce two new members have joined its leadership team. Odhrán McConnell is the third person to join Trint's C suite and the new Chief Technology Officer. Odhrán spent nine years at The Guardian, bringing a detailed understanding of the intersection between global media companies and state-of-the-art technology. At Trint he will focus on growing the team and developing key processes to ensure…

Tevatel India's leading telecom software solutions provider has launched a disruptive cloud telephony platform (doocti), a utility tool that aims to revolutionise the sales support systems. As businesses adapt to the new normal, there have been numerous internal changes and alterations in the business processes for enhanced collaboration, flexibility, and business continuity. Marketing Technology News: Skafos.ai Appoints Jody Stoehr as Chief Revenue Officer as Part of Surging Sales Growth Enterprises, mid-sized firms,…

Delivering Innovative Payment Services in the Public Cloud Is Key to Conductor’s Growth Strategy ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, announced that Conductor, a leading Brazilian-based card processor, is spearheading its entrance into the Latin American acquiring market using ACI’s UP Retail Payments and UP Payments Risk Management solutions, which it will deploy in the public cloud powered by Microsoft Azure. Conductor, leading Brazilian card processor,…

In its bid to simplify ordering, payments and delivery of essentials during the lockdown, PayNearby, India’s fastest growing hyperlocal Fintech startup has now expanded its hyper local discovery and purchase app ‘BuyNearby’ to Pan India operations. The app has helped more than 2 lakh+ kirana shops across the country take their stores online. Besides the local kiranas, the platform hosts a wide range of retailers inclusive of -- groceries, pharmacies, sweet stores, supermarkets, milk & dairy products, branded specialty…

GoCardless, the leading fintech for recurring payments announces that 8x8, a leading integrated cloud communications platform provider, is using GoCardless to provide direct debit as a payment method to its customers worldwide. The company joins a growing number of SaaS businesses choosing GoCardless to power their global payments. 8x8 was looking to transition its direct debit offering to an online solution that would manage payments across multiple bank debit schemes and countries, to increase their visibility within…